Guanzate

Guanzate
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Como  (CO)
Local name	Guanzàa
Coordinates	45 ° 43 '  N , 9 ° 1'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 43 '0 "  N , 9 ° 1' 0"  E
height	342  m slm
surface	6.9 km²
Residents	5,841 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	847 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	22070
prefix	031
ISTAT number	013114
Popular name	Guanzatesi
Patron saint	Assumption of Mary ( August 15 )
Website	Guanzate

Guanzate is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 5841 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Como in Lombardy .

geography

The municipality is located about 10.5 kilometers southwest of Como on the Parco del Lura . The northern municipal boundary is the Lura . Neighboring municipalities are: Appiano Gentile, Bulgarograsso, Cadorago, Cassina Rizzardi, Cirimido, Fenegrò, Fino Mornasco, Lomazzo, Veniano.

traffic

To the east of the municipality, the A9 autostrada runs from Lainate to Como and on to Switzerland.

Attractions

• Parish Church of Santa Maria Assunta (1854), architect: Giacomo Moraglia
• Sanctuary of Beata Vergine in San Lorenzo (1660)
• Memorial to the fallen of the First World War
• Memorial plaque of the shot partisans Luigi Clerici and Elio Zampiero

literature

• Guanzate on tuttitalia.it/lombardia

Web links

Commons : Guanzate  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Parish Church of Santa Maria Assunta (photo)
3. ↑ Beata Vergine pilgrimage church in San Lorenzo (photo)